Classic Rock
Robert Plant performs “Immigrant Song” live after 23 years
Robert Plant performed on June 23 at Iceland’s Secret Solstice festival and closed the show with a performance for “Immigrant Song,” a song he sang live for the last time when he was touring with Jimmy Page in Japan in February 1996.
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Perhaps the singer’s decision to end the set with “Immigrant Song” came from the origin of the song, which was inspired by a visit to Iceland that Led Zeppelin did in 1970.
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And to prove that Iceland is in fact the “land of ice and snow,” Plant has posted in his instagram a short video recorded on the spot, where he proves he is a true “Viking” when facing the inhospitable weather wearing only flip-flops .
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The song
“Immigrant Song” is a 1970 Led Zeppelin song. It is built upon a repeating riff and features lyrical references to Norse mythology, with singer Robert Plant’s howling vocals mentioning war-making and Valhalla.
The song was included on their third studio album, Led Zeppelin III and released as a single. Several live recordings have also been issued on various Led Zeppelin albums. Other artists have recorded renditions of the song or performed it live.
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